Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida marked its 60th anniversary during a Pro Bono Happy Hour & 60th Anniversary Celebration at Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida in Ocala.
The nonprofit civil legal aid organization provides free legal assistance in civil matters to low-income and vulnerable residents throughout Central Florida, working with staff attorneys and volunteer lawyers to help clients protect their homes, health, families and livelihoods. The organization also coordinates pro bono legal services by recruiting private attorneys to represent qualifying clients.
The July 9celebration also paid tribute to Lena Hopkins, Community Legal Services’ longtime senior manager of pro bono services, who died June 29 after dedicating more than 27 years to the organization and recruiting hundreds of volunteer attorneys to expand access to justice…